De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in SETD5, Encoding a Methyltransferase in a 3p25 Microdeletion Syndrome Critical Region, Cause Intellectual Disability

To identify further Mendelian causes of intellectual disability (ID), we screened a cohort of 996 individuals with ID for variants in 565 known or candidate genes by using a targeted next-generation sequencing approach. Seven loss-of-function (LoF) mutations—four nonsense (c.1195A>T [p.Lys399∗], c.1333C>T [p.Arg445∗], c.1866C>G [p.Tyr622∗], and c.3001C>T [p.Arg1001∗]) and three frameshift (c.2177_2178del [p.Thr726Asnfs∗39], c.3771dup...